After achieving great success in the global gaming market, especially on the portable side, Türkiye is now setting its sights on PC and console platforms. Statements made by Gaming Istanbul (GIST) Board Member Cüneyt İhtilal show that the domestic gaming department is now turning to longer-term, high added value and storytelling-oriented projects. The huge knowledge and experience gained in portable gaming, combined with Turkey’s creative potential, opens the door to creating permanent global brands on PC and console platforms.

Highlights of the Development:

• Experience Transfer:Turkey, which has achieved worldwide success in the portable gaming industry, is now preparing to bring its strong knowledge in this field to the PC and console side, which requires more in-depth production.

• Investor Trends Are Changing:Game investment funds, which have so far focused only on portable projects due to their rapid returns, are turning the route to PC and console games that offer long-term brand value.

• Creative Economics and Technological Transformation:While game engines are no longer just transforming entertainment, but also many sectors from education to health; The gaming industry is turning into a huge creative economy that also feeds the cinema and TV series industry.

Storytelling and Depth Come to the Fore

Mobile games are the lifeblood of the gaming ecosystem in Turkey with their structure focused on fast consumption and quick results. However, the way to create permanent brands that will last for generations in the global market is through PC and console platforms. These platforms require not only technical proficiency, but also in-depth world design, character development and a strong story telling.

Türkiye has a significant advantage in the global market in storytelling, thanks to its cultural richness and the creative potential of its young population. Cüneyt İhtilal points out the importance of strong bonds with the player in PC and console games and states that local developers can build world-class worlds and create characters in this new era.

The New Path for Mutual Funds: Patience and Long-Term Value

This strategic transformation in the gaming industry is starting to find a response in the investment world as well. In the past years, investors preferred to allocate budgets to portable game projects where they knew how to operate better and could generate income in a short time. The development processes of PC and console games are much longer, more laborious and require patience.

At this point, it seems that the appetite of game investment funds operating in Türkiye for PC and console projects has increased. This break in investor perception paves the way for domestic studios to develop larger budget and comprehensive games (projects approaching the AA and AAA segments). With real support and long-term funding models, it is not a matter of time for new billion-dollar global gaming brands to emerge from Türkiye.

Game Technologies Transform Other Departments Too

The gaming industry is no longer a limited means of entertainment with only time spent in front of the computer or console. Advanced game engines such as Unreal Engine and Unity are today at the center of digital transformation in a wide range of areas, from simulation technologies to healthcare, from architectural design to education. Gamification techniques form the basis of new generation business models and learning processes.

At the same time, it feeds a huge entertainment economy in an integrated manner with its games, cinema and TV series sections. The fact that world-famous games are adapted to TV series and movies and break viewing records proves the impact of the genre on global culture. Türkiye is also updating its strategies by seeing this ecosystem not only as a “game market” but as a large creative economy that shapes the future.